Augsburg Fortress Publishers Ping's Perfect Pot

When Ping and Grandpa bring a tangerine tree home for Lunar New Year, Ping decides to make the perfect pot to go with it. But making a pot is hard. With Grandpa's encouragement, Ping learns that the perfect pot takes practice, patience, and, in the end, the love and effort you put into it. KNEAD, MUSH, MASH. Ping molds a pot for Lunar New Year. When Ping and Grandpa bring a tangerine tree home for Lunar New Year, Ping decides to make the perfect pot to go with it. But making a pot is hard. With Grandpa's encouragement, she tries again and again to get it just right. The first is too clumsy, the second crumbles, and the third is too flimsy. What if she can't make the perfect pot? Will it ruin the new year?For anyone feeling discouraged over learning something new, Ping's Perfect Pot reminds them not to give up when something isn't immediately easy. Perfection takes practice, patience, and, in the end, the love and effort you put into it. Backmatter provides more context and the deeper meaning of Lunar New Year traditions and symbols found within the story, as well as around the world. When Ping and Grandpa bring a tangerine tree home for Lunar New Year, Ping decides to make the perfect pot to go with it, but making a pot is hard and with Grandpa’s encouragement, she tries again and again to get it just right, in this endearing tale about perseverance, the value of practice and embracing cultural traditions. 10,000 first printing. Illustrations. Ping is determined to make the quintessential pot for a tangerine tree she and her grandfather purchased for Lunar New Year, but she soon discovers all things made with love are imperfectly perfect. Autorid: Helen H. Wu, Zihua Yang